Date: July 10, 1997
The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. Date: March 18, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 18 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)…
Before fleeing his northern stronghold, Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief Son Sen and 11 of Sen's family members. Date: June 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Peruvian internal conflict: Fourteen members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement provoke a hostage crisis by taking over the Japanese embassy in Lima. Date: December 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Scotland Votes…
Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-87. Date: November 19, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Ramzi Yousef Convicted in 1993 World Trade Center Bombing November 12, 1997Tiger Woods Becomes Youngest Masters Winner April…
After takeoff from Husein Sastranegara International Airport, Sempati Air Flight 304 crashes into a residential neighborhood in Bandung, killing 28 people. Date: July 17, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 17 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1997Heaven’s Gate Mass Suicides:…
In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago. Date: July 10, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 10 📅 Events on this day in…